title: Clinical Inquiry. What is the best way to treat Morton's neuroma?
abstract: No single treatment has been identified in the literature. That said, a protocol of stepped care that showed good results in an uncontrolled trial seems reasonable: patient education and foot-wear or insole changes, followed by corticosteroid injections and, finally, surgery (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, case series). Injecting sclerosing alcohol depends on the provider's access to and comfort with ultrasound, but the evidence is insufficient to recommend it routinely (SOR: C, case series).
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, USA.
authors.forename: Kent
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khodaee
authors.forename: Sourav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poddar
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Tweed
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D009463:Neuroma / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012775:Shoes; D016896:Treatment Outcome